Ashanti (Kingdom) -- Politics and government;Finance, public -- Ashanti (Kingdom)
Ashanti was an empire which flourished in the forest region of present-day Ghana in the 16th and 17th centuries. Ashanti was a monarchy with a bureaucracy financed through taxes. The system of tax collection was one of apportionment among the...
Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818; Creek Indians -- Warfare; Indians of North America -- Warfare; Battles; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783;
Wayne reports a battle between Col. Posey's battalion and a large number of Creek Indians who had combined forces with the British Army to conduct a surprise attack. The battalion held its own, and won several British trophies, mostly horses, but...
Cherokee Indians -- Warfare; Indians of North America -- Warfare; Cherokee Indians -- Relocation; Reconciliation;
Colonel Campbell reports the defection of Cherokee Indians from the American interests, and the conditions of the Cherokee camps. He also includes a copy of his attempts at a peace negotiation. Major [Joseph] Martin is cited as the Agent of...